Katharina Fritsch (1956) - photo 1

Katharina Fritsch

Katharina Fritsch is a German sculptor who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.

She studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art and became known for her iconic and unusual sculptures and installations.

Fritsch's work often evokes disturbing religious or quasi-spiritual associations and is deeply psychological, as if she were trying to give an image to our deepest fears, extracted from the world of myth, religion, cultural history and everyday life. One of her most impressive works, Rat King (1993), is a circle of sixteen giant rats, each nearly ten feet tall, with their tails tied in a massive knot in the center.

Date and place of birt:14 february 1956, Essen, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting
Genre:Animalistic, Portrait sculpture
Art style:Surrealism, Contemporary art
Technique:Installation

Creators Germany

Siegfried Assmann (1925 - 2021)
Siegfried Assmann
1925 - 2021
Marc Lüders (1963)
Marc Lüders
1963
Luitpold Domberger (1912 - 2005)
Luitpold Domberger
1912 - 2005
Ernst Hermanns (1914 - 2000)
Ernst Hermanns
1914 - 2000
Wenzel Jamnitzer (1508 - 1585)
Wenzel Jamnitzer
1508 - 1585
Jacob Alt (1789 - 1872)
Jacob Alt
1789 - 1872
Josef Wopfner (1843 - 1927)
Josef Wopfner
1843 - 1927
Alfred Fritzsching (1935)
Alfred Fritzsching
1935
Michael van Ofen (1956)
Michael van Ofen
1956
Otto Dix (1891 - 1969)
Otto Dix
1891 - 1969
Fabrizio Plessi (1940)
Fabrizio Plessi
1940
Fritz Fleer (1921 - 1997)
Fritz Fleer
1921 - 1997
Johann Joseph Christian (1706 - 1777)
Johann Joseph Christian
1706 - 1777
August Bromeis (1813 - 1881)
August Bromeis
1813 - 1881
Christian Wulffen (1954)
Christian Wulffen
1954
Carl August Kessler (1788 - 1862)
Carl August Kessler
1788 - 1862

Creators Contemporary art

Derek Boshier (1937)
Derek Boshier
1937
Hannelore Borchers (1932 - 1990)
Hannelore Borchers
1932 - 1990
Yuan Gong (1961)
Yuan Gong
1961
Bruno Griesel (1960)
Bruno Griesel
1960
Barry Reigate (1971)
Barry Reigate
1971
Jürgen Reipka (1936 - 2013)
Jürgen Reipka
1936 - 2013
Edward Seago (1910 - 1974)
Edward Seago
1910 - 1974
Ralph Fleck (1951)
Ralph Fleck
1951
Ronald Paris (1933 - 2021)
Ronald Paris
1933 - 2021
Wang Huangsheng (1956)
Wang Huangsheng
1956
Victor Brecheret (1894 - 1955)
Victor Brecheret
1894 - 1955
Hermann Pedit (1933 - 2014)
Hermann Pedit
1933 - 2014
Giuseppe Spagnulo (1936 - 2016)
Giuseppe Spagnulo
1936 - 2016
Gogi Saroj Pal (1945)
Gogi Saroj Pal
1945
Tony Oursler (1957)
Tony Oursler
1957
Xu Yang (1996)
Xu Yang
1996
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